Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Two thousand fourteen, 1st post

Interactive bird song poster I like this, mostly not local B.C. birds, but hopefully it will inspire someone to create much the same for our birds. The Minnesota game department has come out with some very useful things like this through the years, GPS tools come to mind.

the best for last: Teletype google search, does just as it says on the box. It actually works too. follow the instructions, enter your search term, press the numbered buttons, etc, and away you go..ah, nostalgia

Monkey me

Some of the things that keep me out of trouble

I am involved in numerous environmental groups throughout the Tri-Cities area, I manage the Hoy Scott Watershed Societies,(HSWS) salmon hatchery, and keep the volunteers up to date with a BlogI am also involved with the Maple Creek Streamkeepers,(MCS).

I have an interest in the history of British Columbia, especially the preservation of the Riverview Hospital site. Which includes the rebuilding of Finnies Garden with a dedicated group of volunteers. I love the history and ecology of Minnekhada Park, and have done extensive research on its previous owners.
The elusive, though extensive history of the Pitt River which includes Pitt Lake and the Upper Pitt River is slowly being gathered together, for a future book. Much of this area now includes the Pinecone-Burke Provincial Park, which another group that I am involved in the Burke Mountain Naturalists,( BMN ) worked hard to create for future generations to enjoy.
I like to hike around the area taking pictures, here is a small portion of them in Panoramio and also Flickr

Patricia Gaspar, is a dear, artist friend who has a Blog with a small portion of her work.. Some of the history of the Coquitlam area, I share in my Coquitlamites Blog.